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Jeremy Scahill: WikiLeaks Cables Confirm Secret US War in Pakistan

Jeremy Scahill: WikiLeaks Cables Confirm Secret US War in Pakistan

When Jeremy Scahill reported on a secret US war in Pakistan last year, the Pentagon called his article "conspiratorial." But now, says Scahill on Democracy Now!, the latest WikiLeaks diplomatic cables dump confirms his reporting.

Scahill joined Democracy Now! hosts Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez Thursday to reflect on the Pentagon’s history of denying covert activity in Pakistan and Yemen (Pentagon spokesperson Geoff Morrell called Scahill’s article from last year "conspiratorial" when it first appeared) and to speculate on possible reactions in Pakistan to these new cables.

According to Scahill, spokespersons for the US government who deny US military actions in Pakistan are either "out of the loop…or lying because US special operations forces have been operating in an offensive capacity in Pakistan basically since 9/11. And some would say even before 9/11 there were US covert operations going on there."

Scahill also disagrees that WikiLeaks is to blame for putting people’s lives in danger, when it is US policies and the cooperation of the Pakistani and Yemeni governments that’s actually endangering lives.